Mercury slides as rains lash Valley, parts of Jammu
Srinagar, Apr 15: Rain lashed Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu division, bringing the mercury down, even as the local meteorological department here on Thursday said that the ‘erratic weather’ will continue till the weekend. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 3.3mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 a.m. while […]
CRPF officer slips to death in South Kashmir’s Shopian
Shopian, Apr 14: A Central Reserve Police Force officer died after falling from a two storey building in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said that a CRPF Assistant Sub Inspector identified as Shyam Singh who was posted at 178 Battalion CRPF Reshipora Shopian fell down from the two storey building and sustained grievous injuries. […]
6 pm to 5 am curfew in entire Rajasthan from Friday
Jaipur, Apr 15 (PTI) Amid a surge in coronavirus infection cases, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday decided to impose a night-long curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in the entire state from April 16. The night curfew was declared earlier in 10 urban areas of the state but with the spread of infection showing no […]
US, NATO troops pulling out of Afghanistan will raise concerns for India, say experts
Washington, Apr 15 (PTI) In the aftermath of the US and the NATO withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of the Taliban and its territory being used as a safe haven for terrorist, experts said. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that all American troops would be […]
Over 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 1038 new fatalities
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 2 lakh infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14- lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. With the new cases, the total tally of […]
Authorities notify nine more micro-containment zones in Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday declared nine areas falling in medical zones –Zadibal and Batamaloo – as micro-containment zones in summer-capital Srinagar. According to an official the notified areas in Zadibal medical zone include; Nawab Bagh near Bahrar Hospital in Lal-Bazar, Umer Colony-A Lal Bazar Lane Number 1 near Rah Masjid, Umer Colony-A Lal Bazar Lane […]
JK reports 1086 fresh Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Srinagar, Apr 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1086 fresh covid-19 cases, the second highest number of infections in a single day this year, while five more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, official said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, the officials said that 402 cases were reported from Jammu Division […]
Soldier injured in firing incident along LoC
Kupwara, Apr 14): A soldier was injured in a firing incident along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, sources said on Wednesday. They said that army personnel manning “Anil Post” which is around 30-33 km from Kupwara observed some suspicious movement at around 10:30 p.m. last night and the sentry fired some […]
Heroin worth 50-Cr recovered in Karnah forests
Srinagar, Apr 14: A joint team of Army, BSF and J&K Police ‘foiled an infiltration and narco-smuggling bid’ in forward area of Tanghdar sector last night, official said. An official statement issued said that ten kilograms of contraband with an estimated market value of Rs 50 crores was recovered. A 10-kilogram of Heroin consignment was […]
CBSE cancels class 10 board exams, postpones class 12 exams
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday cancelled class 10 exams and postponed class 12 exams in view of surge in COVID-19 cases. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The exams were scheduled to be held from May 4. The […]
